Bank net interest margin in Morocco
Morocco: Bank net interest margin was 2.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Morocco, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2.2% for bank net interest margin in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Morocco peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
That places Morocco 110th out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -27.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 57% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More financial sector data for Morocco
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.91 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Morocco?
- Bank net interest margin in Morocco was 2.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does Morocco rank for bank net interest margin?
- Morocco ranks 110th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.